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　　One day a young lady went to see a famous detective who lived in a city. It is ① hers by a high way. In his office, after she ② , she talked of her personal problem. She said she heard some strange noises and couldn't sleep well every night. She wasn't getting on well with her uncle. They even ③ some times. Having heard that the lady's uncle was her only relative, the detective decided to ④ to her house.

　　The next day, the detective and his friend went to her house without ⑤ . They examined everything carefully. From what they discovered, they decided that the girl's life was in danger. So they planned to spend the night in the lady's bedroom ⑥ see what would happen. It was not ⑦ they heard a metallic noise. It was made ⑧ a snake. The detective used his stick to hit the bell rope. The snake was driven back ⑨ the uncle's room. Soon a terrible scream was heard. At last, they found the uncle al－ready dead ⑩ a snake around his head.

①________　　②________　　③________　　④________　　⑤________

⑥________　　⑦________　　⑧________　　⑨________　　⑩________

 Nobody believed his reason for being absent form the class______ he had to meet his uncle at the air port.

　　A. why          B. that　　     C. where                D. because

His uncle made a film _______ his story in his childhood.

Bill White’s father is a lawyer. In his 36 time, he likes to get out in the country and take some 37 of animals.

For a long time, Bill had wanted to go with his father on one of his 38. But his father didn’t take Bill along with him 39 he was fifteen.

He and Bill drove to the farm which 40 to his uncle in the afternoon. They 41 the night there, so that they could 42 out early the next morning. Uncle Steve and his son Larry, who was sixteen, were going to go out with them.

It was still dark when Bill heard the alarm 43 the next morning. He wondered why it was running so early. He couldn’t remember 44 he was. He turned over 45 and looked at the clock. It was 5 o’clock. Then he 46 that he was at the 47 and that he was going out to take pictures with his father. He jumped out of bed and got 48 quickly.

He ran downstairs. The others were already in the 49. Uncle Steve was cooking bacon and eggs. There was a pot of coffee on the stove. It 50 good.

They ate breakfast quickly. They didn’t talk 51, because they didn’t want to 52 up the other people in the house. They filled a thermos bottle 53 hot coffee and took some sandwiches 54 Aunt Grace, Uncle Steve’s wife, had made for them. They gathered their camera 55 and started out.

He will _______ his uncle’s business when he is mature(成熟的) enough to deal with the public relations.